In Reflections 2, RC Clermont explores further the themes visited in Reflections - the first anthology-such as family dysfunction economic malaise, the gross inequalities of the neo-liberal model and the post-Thatcher economic legacy (Economics II). The vulgar materialism of suburban England (Moonscape II) and consumption are explored (Wasteland II). New themes explored are the destructive economic, geopolitical and social climate of modern America (Atlantic). Jerusalem critiques the darker side of Englishness, xenophobia and the sense of 'entitlement' to one's own little piece of England....

In Reflections 3, RC Clermont draws these haiku verses not from the Elements, Nature, or the Seasons in the 'traditional' way, but from modern life, how we are all living a lie. The themes follow those in Reflections 1 and 2, including: global capitalism, economic, inequality, neo-liberalism, suburban greed, materialism and pretension, the English obsession with home-ownership, the pressure to conform, the importance of culture, literature and art instead of consumerism, commuting to a job one hates for poor pay, the toxicity of family life, love and friendship, the myths of sporting prowess...

Reflections 4 is the fourth collection of haiku 5-7-5 verses in the Reflections series. Reflections 4 fires further acerbic shots in some themes already explored in Reflections 1, 2 and 3, as well as new subjects such as: vulgar displays of 'new' wealth (Wasteland III), economic malaise and inequality (Economics IV), the supremacy of the right in UK politics and its harsh socio-economic consequences (Politics), the poison that exits within families, or various members therein (Blood IV), the importance of culture and the futility of conforming to other people's expectations rather than...